RECIPES  FOR  COLORING 


A.  McCLITCE  &  CO., 


Wholesale  Dealers  in 


Oils9   Varnis7ies9  Glciss9 
Dye  Stuffs,  &c,  •■ 
No's.  74  &  76  STATE  STREET 
And  15  and  17  Xortoii  Street, 

ALBANY,  N.  Y. 


MADDER  RED. 

Use  1  lb.  Madder,  together  with  2  oz.  Compound 
to  every  2  lbs.  cloth  or  yarn.  Soak  the  Madder 
over  night  iu  a  brass  or  copper  kettle,  then  add  Ihe 
Compound,  stir  the  cloth  and  then  bring  dye  slowly 
to  a  scalding  heat.  If  you  wish  a  dark  color  let  it 
remain  some  hours.  Proportion  the  time  to  the 
shade  you  wish  ;  rinse  in  soft  water  without  soap. 
SCARLET  RED. 

To  1  lb  cloth,  2  oz.  powdered  Lac,  3  oz.  Mad- 
der Compound :  mix  the  last  two  in  an  earthen 
bowl,  take  soft  water  enough  to  cover  the  yarn  or 
cloth,  bring  it  to  a  boiling  heat,  in  a  brass  or  cop- 
per kettle.  Just  before  boiling,  add  l£oz.  cream  tar- 
tar, boil  for  two  minutes,  then  add  Lac  and  Com- 
pound ;  then  boil  five  minutes — now  wet  the  yarn  or 
cloth  in  warm  water,  wring  out  and  pour  in  dye  j 
then  boil  %  of  an  hour,  then  rinse  in  clean  cold 
water  and  dry  in  the  shade. 

SCARLET  RED  WITH  COCHINEAL. 

For  1  lb.  cloth  or  yarn,  usel  oz.  Cochineal,  1  oz. 
cream  tartar,  2  oz.  solution  tin.  Process  same  as 
for  Pink 


PINK. 
To  1  lb.  cloth  or  yarn,  ^  oz.  Cochineal,  1  oz. 
Compound  ;  soak  Cochineal  in  brass  or  copper 
kettle,  then  add  the  Compound  and  stir  the  cloth, 
then  bring  the  dye  slowly  to  a  scalding  heat,  pro- 
portion the  time  to  the  shade  desired  ;  rinse  in  cold 
soft  water. 

BLACK  WITH  EXTRACT. 

To  1  lb.  of  cloth,  2  oz.  Extract  Logwood,  1  oz. 
blue  vitriol.  Put  the  Extract  in  water  sufficient  to 
cover  the  cloth  or  yarn  over  night,  and  bring  it  to 
a  boiling  heat,  let  it  stand  until  morning,  then  add 
vitriol  again,  heat  to  boiling,  stir  well,  then  put  in 
the  cloth  and  let  it  stand  24  hours. 

GREEN. 

For  1  lb.  yarn,  use  2^  oz.  alum,  1  lb.  fustic, 
steep  to  get  the  strength,  but  not  boil,  soak  the 
cloth  until  you  get  a  good  yellow,  then  add  Indigo 
Compound,  a  little  at  a  time  until  you  get  a  good 
color. 

BLUE. 
3  lbs.  rags,  use  1  oz.  copperas,  1  oz.  prussiate 
potash,  1£  oz.  oil  vitriol. 

ORANGE. 

Bring  to  boiling  heat  in  2  kettles,  sufficient  soft 
water  in  each  to  cover  your  cloth — then  add  to 
one  kettle  4  oz.  sugar  lead,  and  the  other  2  oz. 
Bichromate  Potash — then  soak  your  cloth  in  lime 


water  (1  lb.  lime  to  1  id.  of  cloth),  then  place  your 
cloth  in  kettle  of  lead,  boil  5  minutes,  then  place 
in  the  kettle  of  potash  and  boil  same  time,  rinse  as 
usual. 

YELLOW. 

Proceed  sarrte  as  in  Orange,  only  use  3  oz.  sug. 
lead  and  2  oz.  Bichromate  Potash. 

ROTAL  PURPLE. 

For  3  lbs.  cloth,  boil  1  oz.  cudbear  in  soft  water 
enough  to  cover  cloth  for  y2  hour,  then  strain  and 
bring  to  boiling  beat,  then  soak  the  cloth  in  strong 
isftleratus  water,  and  put  it  in  the  dye,  remaining 
until  you  have  the  desired  shade. 

GREEN. 

To  5  lbs.  cloth,  use  1  lb.  fustic,  }£  lb.  Logwood 
Chips,  1  oz.  blue  vitriol.  Color  in  brass  kettle 
then  wash  in  soap  suds. 

BROWN  WITH  CUTCH. 

For  10  lbs.  cloth,  use  3  lbs.  cutch,  4  oz.  blue 
vitriol,  4  oz.  Bic.  Potash,  use  sufficient  sdft  water 
to  cover  the  cloth,  boil  until  it  is  dissolved, 
then  put  in  the  blue  vitriol,  stir  well,  then  put  in 
the  cloth  and  let  it  lemain.over  night,  then  rinse 
out— put  the  Bic.  Potash  in  sufficient  boiling 
water  to  cover  the  cloth,  stir  well,  then  put  in 
the  cloth  and  let  it  remain  15  minutes,  then  rinse 
in  cold   water. 


